Time spent outdoors in daylight and depression risk after 2.5 years: Insights from the Lifelines cohort
Time spent outdoors was not associated with depression after 2.5 years in the whole group, but the odds for late chronotypes were 7 % lower for each additional hour of daylight. Tailored daylight exposure recommendations based on chronotype may support mental health. Further studies are needed to explore the role of the timing of daylight exposure.
Authors
- Marij Zuidersma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0353-5460)
- Richard C. Oude Voshaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-4774)
- Marijke C. M. Gordijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-8085)
- Nina Buschhausen
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119823
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken